According to Wikipedia, “Enlightened absolutism refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power.” Enlightened Absolutism is just the belief in Enlightenment-era rationality, and the concern for social problems, This is basically just intermixed with the belief in an absolute monarchy or despotism. According to Wikipedia, an enlightened absolutist is a “non-democratic or authoritarian leader who exercises their political power based upon the principles of the Enlightenment.” An example of an enlightened absolutist is Catherine II of Russia, who succeeded in creating enlightened policies.

The constitutional dispute between the colonists and the British government that led to the American Revolution. Ever since the colonists land in America, the British had been treating the colonists like they were still British, despite the fact that the colonists came to America to be separated from the British. There was a constitutional dispute between the colonists and the British government that led to the American Revolution. One of the particular events in which this dispute was evident was the Stamp Act. According to Wikipedia, “The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp.” The British passed the Stamp Act to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War. Well, the colonists were furious because of this new Act and acted very quickly to oppose it. The colonists responded to this Act by not paying the taxes required. Eventually, the American Revolution came too life a little while later.